Anchor for lading retaining bands for flat top railway cars



QCII. 23, 1956 0; [NGRAM 2,767,663

IANCHQR FOR LADING RETAINING BANDS FOR FLAT TOP RAILWAY CARS FiledQNov. so, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l 7 I 3 I9 I L /5 I I f I- l l [/1 v r \J g INVENTOR Oct. 23, 1956 r o. INGRAM 2,767,563

ANCHOR FOR LADING RETAINING BANDS FOR FLAT TOP RAILWAY CARS Filed Nov. 30, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ANCHOR FOR LADING RETAINING BANDS FOR FLAT TOP RAILWAY CARS Orville Ingram, Pinecrest, Va. Application November 30, 1953, Serial No. 395,192

6 Claims. (Cl. 105-390) My invention relates to anchors for high tension lading bands and anchors for same, for retaining shipments such as pipes, crated machinery and the like, on fiat bottom railway cars.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an eifective anchor for lading bands, which may be incorporated as a part of a stake receiving pocket for a flat bottom railway car.

A primary feature of the invention consists of providing anchoring points for lading bands, which are incorporated in the stake receiving pocket, and are directioned properly for end banding as well as for transverse banding, without the inclusion of supplemental devices.

Another feature of the invention consists of providing an opening in the gusset plates of the stake pocket and the walls of the stake pocket having tapered leading surfaces for passing the band through the openings so that they may be conveniently employed without bending the edge of the band to pass it about the anchoring point.

Further and more specific features of the invention, residing in advantageous forms, formation, combination and relation of parts, will hereinafter appear and be pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing a side stake pocket applied to the web plate and reinforcing angle of the side sill, the adjacent car parts being shown in phantom, they not being a part of the invention, and the exact details are well known to the art and vary according to the design and expected maximum load use of the car.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the structure as shown in Figures 1 and 3.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, indicates the web of a side sill of a flat bottom railway car to which the plate-like means is attached, the retaining means passing through plate-like means 24, web 10, and the reinforcing angle 25. The floor 12, or bottom, of the railway car may either be of wood or metal or a combination of both. The side sills of the car are connected to the center sills (not shown), by crossbearers (also not shown). The sides 13 of the stake pocket are spaced apart by the end wall 14, having at the opposite ends, plate-like means 24 which are attached to side sill of the car by attaching means 21. Gusset plates 15 are horizontally disposed between the sides 13 and the plate-like web 24, having an opening 22 through which a lading band (not shown) may pass and embrace the arcuate surface 19, which is larger than the thickness of gusset plates 15. Gusset plates 15 are further provided with tapered edges 26 adjacent the inner marginal edge of openings 22 providing a guide for lading bands when the lading bands pass through openings 22, thereby positioning the free end of the lading bands so that they may easily be placed in embraceable relation with the arcuate ice surfaces 19, of gusset plates 15, and the lading band may be drawn for fastening to itself. The stake pocket is preferentially cast with reinforcing webs 16, the central rib 16a having an opening 20, through which is passed an insertable anchoring means such as a spike for anchoring a detachable side stake. End wall 14 is further provided with opening 17 having a lower tapered edge 18 through which a lading band may pass and be drawn to its fastening position, embracing the arcuate surface 23. It is 0 obvious that relatively stitf banding material could be passed through a larger opening than that shown in the present invention and this would eliminate the tapered leading edge at the lower edge of the opening, however, it is further obvious that to increase the size of the opening to accommodate the lading band when it is passed through the opening would tend to destroy the value of the unit as a stake pocket, by weakening this part at this point, leading to failure of the stake pocket.

It should be kept in mind that high tension lading bands of heavy commercial width are of very stiff material, and are not easily passed through a small opening having a sharp turning point about which the band must bend and flow.

It is usually proper in securing lading on flat cars with an anchoring band of the nature used with this invention to ass the band about the anchoring means so that the free end is on top after it has passed about an anchoring point. This is done so that when this band is drawn tight by jacking tool for crimping to itself, it is properly positioned for the operation of the jacking apparatus; a reversal of the position of the band would of course require upsidedown operation of a banding tool, which would be impractical.

It should be kept in mind that although the invention shown discloses directional end banding and transverse banding, it is not necessary that all three or a combination of two be used, in that stake pockets of this type are spaced along the entire length of the car, and that anchoring means of the type shown are multiple units, rather than singular in operation, being placed along both sides of the car.

Various modifications and details of construction of the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated and described may, of course, be made without departing from the spirit of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A component part for a flat bottom railway car for receiving a detachable side stake, said part comprising end and side walls forming, in cooperation with a portion of the side of the car, a pocket, plate-like means on opposite sides of said pocket to receive attaching means to the car, said side walls extending outwardly of the car and spaced apart by an end wall having an arcuate means substantially parallel to the top edge of said end wall to receive a lading retaining band.

2. A component part for a flat bottom railway car for receiving a detachable side stake, said part comprising end and side walls forming, in cooperation with a portion of the side of the car, a pocket, plate-like means on opposite sides of said pocket to receive attaching means to the car, said side walls extending outwardly of the car and spaced apart by an end wall having an opening therein, the bottom edge of which is inclined with respect to the face of the end wall, acting as a lead surface for guiding the free end of a lading retaining band to its fastening position.

3. A component part for a flat bottom railway car for receiving a detachable side stake, said part comprising end and side walls forming, in cooperation with a portion of the side of the car, a pocket, plate-like means on 0pposite sides of said pocket to receive attaching means to the car, said side walls extending outwardly of the car 3 t and spaced apart by an end wall having an opening therein, the top edge of said end wall having a thickness greater than the wail thickness and arcuate in shape, about which the free end of a lading band is drawn for fastening to itself.

4. A component part for a flat bottom railway car for receiving :a detachable side stake, said part comprising end and side walls forming, in cooperation with a portion of the side of the car, a pocket, plate-like means on opposite sides of said pocket to receive attaching means to the car, said side walls extending outwardly of the car and spaced apart by an end wall having an opening therein, a plurality of integral gusset plates horizontally disposed between the plate-like means and the stake pocket side walls, the uppermost one of said gusset plates having an opening parallel to its free edge for receiving the free end of a Iading retaining band.

5. A component part for a flat bottom railway car for receiving a detachable side stake, said part comprising endand side Walls forming, in cooperation with a portion of the side of the car, a pocket, plate-like means on opposite sides of said pocket to receive attaching means to the car, said side walls extending outwardly of the car and spaced apart by an end wall having an opening therein, a plurality of integral gusset plates horizontally disposed between the plate-like means and the stake pocket side walls, the uppermost one of said gusset plates having an opening parallel to its free edge, the outer edge of the gusset plate, at the opening, having a thickness greater than the gusset plate thickness and being arcuately formed about which the free end of a lading retaining band is drawn. for fastening to itself.

6. A component part for a flat bottom railway car for receiving a detachable side stake, said part comprising end and side Wall structures forming, in cooperation with a portion of the side of the car, a pocket, said end wall structure having an opening adjacent its upper edge, a portion of the end wall structure between said opening and said upper edge having an arcuately formed surface about which the free end of a lading band is drawn for fastening to itself.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,126,345 Barber Jan. 26, 1915 2,295,751 Nystrom et al Sept. 15, 1942 2,481,598 Iones Sept. 13, 1949 

